CYPRUS SECTION OF EUROPEAN HOLDING REGIMES 2017

 [gdlr_row] [gdlr_column size=”1/4″]  [/gdlr_column] [gdlr_column size=”3/4″] Apr. 13, 2017 Author: ELIAS NEOCLEOUS , PHILIPPOS ARISTOTELOUS Law Firm: Elias Neocleous & Co LLC Publisher: Loyens & Loeff Practice area: CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL [/gdlr_column] [/gdlr_row]

Cyprus: Corporate tax and the new EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive

Over the past few years Cyprus has demonstrated its commitment to tackling harmful tax practices and to complying with best practice as laid down by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and other international bodies. Cyprus has already incorporated the anti-avoidance provisions of the new EU Parent Subsidiary Directive into domestic law, giving the […]

Certificates of tax residence for individuals

On 10 March 2017 the Tax Department issued a long-awaited circular on the procedure to be followed by individuals requiring certificates of tax residence in Cyprus. Tax residence certificates may be required for the purposes of claiming exemption or relief from overseas taxes, especially in respect of income from sources outside Cyprus. The tax authorities […]

Reduced withholding tax under the Cyprus-Russia double tax agreement

 [gdlr_row] [gdlr_column size=”1/4″]  [/gdlr_column] [gdlr_column size=”3/4″] Apr. 6, 2017 Author: PHILIPPOS ARISTOTELOUS , ELENA ORATIS Law Firm: Elias Neocleous & Co LLC Publisher: International Law Office Practice area: TAX LAW, TAX PLANNING AND ADVANCED BUSINESS STRUCTURING [/gdlr_column] [/gdlr_row]

Cyprus: Alternative Investment Funds

We are delighted to inform you of the establishment of our specialist Funds Advisory team. Our Funds Advisory team is headed by Elias Neocleous and utilizes to our clients’ benefit the combined expertise of our professionals in the field of Alternative Investment Funds. The team is part of our Financial Services Support and Advice practice […]

Ratification of the Kiev Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment under the Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment

The Espoo Environmental Impact Assessment Convention sets out the obligations of parties to assess the environmental impact of certain activities at an early stage of planning, and to notify and consult each other on all major projects under consideration that are likely to have a significant adverse environmental impact across boundaries. The Convention was adopted […]

Ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change

Cyprus formally ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change in December 2016, by means of the Ratification Law of the Paris Agreement, Law 30(III)/2016, which was published in the government gazette on 23 December 2016.  The English text of the Paris Agreement is set out in Part 1 of the Annex to the Law, with […]

New schedule of fees payable under antipiracy law

 [gdlr_row] [gdlr_column size=”1/4″]  [/gdlr_column] [gdlr_column size=”3/4″] Apr. 5, 2017 Author: COSTAS STAMATIOU Law Firm: Elias Neocleous & Co LLC Publisher: International Law Office Practice area: ADMIRALTY AND SHIPPING [/gdlr_column] [/gdlr_row]